HOH's One-Minute Recess: Beauty Queen

The details of a beauty pageant from one&rsquo;s youth may be a bit embarrassing, but what&rsquo;s worse is when photos from the big event begin to surface.

Just ask freshman Rep. Kristi Noem.&nbsp;

The South Dakota Republican was crowned Snow Queen back in 1990, according to an article in the Aberdeen News on Feb. 3. The story, &ldquo;Snow Queen Title Meant Opportunity for Noem,&rdquo; ran alongside a photo of a teenage Noem rocking big hair and a crown while holding a scepter.

Noem tells the Aberdeen News that the pageant &ldquo;gave me my first opportunity to sit in an interview, to speak in public.&rdquo;

So how does winning a pageant compare to winning a seat in Congress?

&ldquo;Competing in the high school Snow Queen contest might have honed Rep. Noem&rsquo;s public speaking skills, but growing up on the farm shoveling manure out of the barn seems to be better preparation for Congress thus far,&rdquo; spokesman Joshua Shields tells HOH.